Associations to the word «Kernicterus»

Wiktionary

KERNICTERUS, noun. (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).

Dictionary definition

KERNICTERUS, noun. An abnormal accumulation of bile pigment in the brain and other nerve tissue; causes yellow staining and tissue damage.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras